Benjamin Button Presentation

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summaryWhere and when was this story writtenshort story first published in 1922 in Collier’s MagazineEssential Theme - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Theme of Identity Compare & contrastLiterature PartF. Scott Fitzgerald

Writing StyleModernImaginary and Symbolismslightly pompous tonerealisticallySad ending- For the Curious Case of Benjamin Button funniest story ever writtenwas put in Fitzgerald’s collection Tales of the Jazz Agewas inspired to write it by a remark made by Mark TwainCompare with Fitzgerald's life

unnatural childbirth, related to his sister

has joined the U.S army Spanish-American war.

Baltimore, Maryland Q: What wrong with natural order ?2. PHYSICAL CONDITION1. AGEQ: How did he come to this conclusion ? - nothing differentin the cycle of life Q: The obvious negative aspect ?- family- relationship - alienation

“People may try to look pass something, but in the end it will always come back to reminded of.” “If something is abnormal to society, society usually turns the other cheek” - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Theme of Family1. 2.Connection to real lifeThe Great Weaknessfor Benjamin Button

1. Never dives into details2. Story itself3. Length of movieCompare this work to author’s another workThe Forrest Gumpyoung boys who had a disability that bound them to wheelchairs. a young girl that the main character begins to fall in love with. central mother figure whose death seriously affects the main character. the main character gets to spend some time with his long lost love.movies have long running times.the journey of life and its common life problems and situations are the keys to success in both movies.

BenjaminHildegardeDaisyBenjamin & Roger ButtonRelationship1. Benjamin and his father2. Benjamin and Queenie3. Benjamin and his lover4. Benjamin and his childOne actor > Brad Pitt3 different body of BenjaminContourCreating three maquettes representing Benjamin in his 80s, 70s, and 60s.Shooting scenes on set with actors in blue hoodsusing contour to capture Brad Pitt's facial expressionshooting Brad with HD cameras to get animation curves and timingattaching CG head to the actor's bodycreating software system for hair, teen, eyes, and all elementscreating the final shotCamera anglelow angleGod's eye viewEntrapmentDouble imagesmedium shotCanted anglebuttonclockstormhummingbird"You can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. You can make the best or the worst of it.""You never know what's coming for you." "We're meant to lose the people we love. How else will we know how much they meant to us?""It's never too late or too early to be whoever you want to be."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button helps us appreciate life as it is.Benjamin & HildegardeBenjamin & DaisyBenjamin & Roscoe- His son named "Roscoe" in the story- The daughther of General Moncrief - the granddaughter of a woman at the resident home.- a ballet dancerBenjamin & QueenieBenjamin & Carolinestayed under radar of popularity until 2008the prose of course extraordinary